Bmc firmware recovery

An apparatus, the apparatus being a baseboard management controller (BMC), comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• initiate a first booting process of a program from a first image stored at a primary storage device of the BMC;
• re-initiate the first booting process from the first image when the first booting process is not successful and a number of re-initiation is less than a predetermined number;
• locate a second image of the program from a secondary storage device when the first booting process is not successful and the number of re-initiation is greater than or equal to the predetermined number;
• and
• initiate a second booting process of the program from the second image subsequent to the locating the second image.

A computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for managing thin clients, comprising code to:

• initiate a first booting process of a program from a first image stored at a primary storage device of the BMC;
• re-initiate the first booting process from the first image when the first booting process is not successful and a number of re-initiation is less than a predetermined number;
• locate a second image of the program from a secondary storage device when the first booting process is not successful and the number of re-initiation is greater than or equal to the predetermined number;
• and
• initiate a second booting process of the program from the second image subsequent to the locating the second image.